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Name |
[EATON] Dorothy |
Gender |
Female |
_UID |
15CB1CA3DC412A4E80C6F5347303D267528D |
Death |
PROB 1624 |
Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, United States [2] |
Notes |
- Francis Eaton received four acres under the "Mayflower" heading in the 1623 Division of Land: one for himself, one for his wife Sarah, and one for his son Samuel. But what about the fourth acre?
William Bradford recorded in John Carver's family that Carver had brought a maidservant, but does not name her. Bradford later writes "His maid servant married, and dyed a year or two after here in this place". Her name, and her husband were not mentioned. Carver's maidservant was the only female passenger who could have possibly married Francis Eaton, and it was her acre that explains why Francis Eaton had four acres in the 1623 Division of Land.
Charles Edward Banks discovered a document in England, dated 1626, that mentions Francis Eaton, carpenter, and his wife Dorothy, in New England. In 1997, Neil. D. Thompson, FASG, was able to document that the Francis Eaton mentioned in this document was the same Francis Eaton who came on the Mayflower. Since Francis' first wife was named Sarah, and his third wife was named Christian, we can therefore determine that Carver's maidservant, who heretofore has been without a name, was actually named Dorothy.
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Person ID |
I53317 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
Last Modified |
2 Apr 2015 |
Family |
EATON Francis, b. Abt 1595, England d. Bef 8 Nov 1633, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 38 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1622 |
Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, United States [1] |
Family ID |
F21157 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Feb 2024 |
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